Daily Republican., 1887-02-25
CIrx COUNCIL.
sAs.spsssa ss asssss I. BsrnAn,- MS
Successor Bieetsd-CoI0nsl Wsring
Explains HIS Proposed Bystsm Of Sow
eragc for This Oity.

erAgo Tor Thle Oh1ys
The regular weekly meeting of City
Council Was held last evening with
President Eckei In the chair. The roll
was called, and the minutes Of the last
meeting read and approved ,aiter which
the star ding committees were oalled.
The Finance Committee to whom was
referred the communication OF b. l..
LOOMS, demonstrating against being
compelled to pay for setting curb In
fropi Of his house until the bed OF tho
street was put In proper condition, re-
ported that the bed Of the street had
nothing whatever to do with the lien.
The Street ommissioner reported 81 |
M an and team en- pioyed, with . pay.
roll amounting to Ss4 IL, and the Sewer
Committee reported men employ cd,
with . payroll OF es4 so
The City Treasurer reportt balance
of S34, $50 10 In the Union National
Bank to the credit Of current expenses. |
and So, ,62S 20 to the credit Of the park |
fund. he also reported having received |
1.-The following Amou Tax Receiver |
Kane, 500; Tax Receiver Moody, $3.50;
Board Of Water Com NJ issi0ners, 2,695,
Ito pay interest on loan No 26.
The miscellaneous pay roll, amount.
ling TO 81, ,924 81, ard the police pay y-roll
Of g. 751 68 were presented and orders
drawn for the amounts.
| Amos A. EAstburn and others peti.
,tioned for the paving Of the bed Of the|
J street OF Hesld street, New Castle ave
lnue and Lobdel! street, and the petition
was referred TO the Street Committee.
The petition OF Theodore II. Pratt,
for . crossing on jackson street, be-
tween Eighth and Ninth streets, was
referred to the Street Committee with
power to act.
A comm un ication was received from
Job II. Jackson and others, calling at
. tention to the fact that Eleventh street,
Il from Madison street TO Monroe, and
D Monroe street, between Tenth and
> Eleventh streets, were vacated by an
act OF the General Assembly passed In
1887, and that now by increase Of popu.
lation and the consequent growth OF
. the city this fact Ia . serious drawback
to Improvements In that section. They
therefore petitioned Council 10 ask the
a Legislature to repeal the act vacating
: these streets. The matter WAS referred
= to the Legislative and Opening Streets
! Committets jointly.
A communication was received from
lJohn ii. Forrest In reference to his
!. property at Twelfth and Heald streets
being overHowed With water, and
. Threatening to enter suit against the
I lefty unless the beds of Twelfth and
Q Thirteenth streets were graded and the
I nuisance abated.
I Mr.. Norton said that he had visited
, the locality complained Of, and found
. the place In o dreadful condition. He
thought some action should be taken al
once TO prevent law snit, and he there
o fore moved that when Oouncil adjourn
Q 1t be to meet ut the City Hall on Satur
L day afternoon, at 4 o'clock. TO proceed
z to the place, and the motion was car
d ried.
John Fl. Palmer complained OF th'
= great fiow of water on Market stree
/. from Elliott avenue to the bridge, ant
q asked that some method be adopted 4
l. drain q part Of IL down Hutton street
/ The matter was referred 10 the 6tree
N COMMITTEES.
gI T. II. Martin was granted permission
!: TO set 100 feet of curb on Franklin
10 street above Front.
n A communication was received from
r. Hoffecker & Hoffecker asking Counoi
10 to settle the following judgment to agains
o. the city: National Dredging Com PAM J
81, ,845, costs $66 20; W. j. McGal
he $232. 80, costs Sl7 or; r. j. Torranc'
n. Sl7l. go, costs Sl7.o2; j. A. McIntir'
az $658 %, costs $l15 "a. The communici
y, tion was referred to the Finance Con
. mittee.
The resignation of George I. Bsrnhi
IN from the Ninth ward was received Oh
accepted.
MI. Norton moved that Council {
'ur into q nomination and election to d
,sh the vacancy, and upon the motion
St. ing carried, Mr.. Forrest Nominate
Aaron q. Beale. Mr.. Chambers nou
! II mated DIR ShortlidRe, and the electit
. resulted In IA votes for Mr.. Beale and
for DR.. Shortlidge, and the first nam
was declared elected. Mr.. New
moved that he be qualified, when N
Uhambers objected, and said that
Thought committee should be Appoil
cd to examine his creden tials. Mess
Newell, Norton and Chambers ware q
pointed, and after brief absence
turned and reported that they found
credentials all right, and that he Ii
freeholder In this city. He was I'll
sworn In by President Eckel, and tC
his seat as member,
f1C The Fire Committee reported Il
they had made the annual inspect
on the previous evening, and presen
reports from each company In refere
to their condition, go.
At this time Colonel Waring,
Providence, Rhode Island, Gent
Jsmes II. Wilson and Judge Oummi
1.-The gentlemen who are interested
the plan for the sewerage OF this
entered the room and took aeats on
platform near President Eokel.
Mr.. Norton moved that Colonel v
ing be heard on the proposed plan,
Judge Cummins said that before
Colonel com mmenced he would lik
make . few remarks In reference TO
matter, and proceeded to state how
N became interested In this plan, and
- how he had induced General WI
~. and Colonel WsrinE to become
nected with 1t. He said 1t was
these gentlemen purely busl
s. enterprise and thai there was notl
dark or hidden about 1t. They wa
Council and the citizens to fully In
- itlgate 1t and understand 1t, and the
they were willing to adopt 1t, all RI
He disclaimed any desire on the pa
those interested In II to rush the hi
through.
General James Il. Wilson also o
!!usv, and denied the reports published IL
papers that the charges would be
to property owners, and the profit
the corporation immense. All the
pany asks Ia fair return for the m
which they will be obliged to inve
their plan should be adopted. He
that he Is in q position to obtain on
capital for this enterprise, and II
N s oil pass; d the ordinsnce there wa
Az y doubt of the work being done. He
HESl been connected with several large
Il fnpv h..k L. q. I'D n u